Since our former Councilmember, Muriel Bowser, was elected as our Mayor, we now have a vacancy for Council Member of our ward.

The DC Board of Elections recently set a date for a special election for this seat. The election will be held on April 28. For more information, please go to the DC Board of Elections website. Thank you!

At ANC 4C’s inaugural 2015-2016 term public meeting this past Wednesday (1/14), we hosted representatives from Pepco (Region VP Mark Battle) and OPC (Laurence Daniels, lead attorney on merger) to discuss the merits of the proposed transaction between Pepco and Exelon.

Mr. Battle and Mr. Daniels each did a superb job presenting the arguments for and against the merger. Commissioners asked pertinent questions, and at the conclusion of each side speaking, 4 members of the public stepped forward to ask additional questions.

You can view handouts from the meeting from Pepco here and from OPC here. After the Q&A was concluded and the Commission had moved on to other agenda items, Cmr. Uqdah offered a motion for ANC 4C to pass a resolution opposing the merger. The merger passed unanimously, with Cmrs. Maloney and Williams abstaining. The “DRAFT” resolution, as passed, can be found here. Once it is finalized, it will be provided to the PSC and filed in the appropriate docket for public comment.

Last night, the newly constituted ANC 4C held its inaugural public meeting for the ANC 4C 2015/2016 term. The first order of business was to elect officers for this new term. The following individuals were elected by their fellow commissioners:

Come out next Wednesday night for a fun event. The Community Alliance for Upper 14th St (CAUFS) is sponsoring the Heights Community Soup, an event where you can learn about creative project ideas in the Heights Communities and vote on which project to fund with the money raised from the dinner. All are welcome! Proposals must benefit communities surrounding the upper 14th Street neighborhoods. Boundaries are: Georgia Avenue (East), Rock Creek Park (West), Spring Road (South) and Missouri Avenue (North).

The event begins at 6pm, with presentations starting at 6:30pm. It will take place at the Alpha Kappa Alpha House, located at 4411 14th St NW. Suggested donation of $5 includes soup, salad, bread and a vote!

HOW IT WORKS
For a $5 donation attendees receive soup, salad, bread and a vote for one of four proposals to benefit the communities along upper 14th St through ideas that focus on the arts, social justice, social entrepreneurs, education, technology and more. Each presenter has four minutes to share his or her idea and then time to answer four questions from the audience. At the event, attendees eat, talk, share resources, enjoy entertainment and vote on the project they think benefits the community the most. At the end of the night, we count the ballots and the winner goes home with all of the money raised to carry out his or
her project. Winners come back to a future SOUP dinner to report their project’s progress.
This project empowers community members to establish new networks and relationships, foster critical dialogue, and instill neighborhood pride. This is modeled after Detroit SOUP, whose mission is to promote community-based development through crowdfunding, creativity, collaboration, democracy, trust and fun.

Many of you have recently attended ANC public meetings or sent correspondence to ANC commissioners regarding the Pepco-Exelon Merger. At our January 14th meeting, we will discuss this matter, and expect to have representatives from the Office of the People’s Counsel and Pepco present to update the community on the pending merger.

There are several forthcoming opportunities for the community to provide public testimony. Information on the opportunities to weigh in with the PSC from Kathleen Crowley, ANC Commissioner-Elect for 4C10, is pasted below. Thank you!

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If you are interested in how this case and decision that will be rendered May-June 2015 you can find specific details on the DC Public Service

A great opportunity to support a community school is happening next weekend. The West Education Campus Parent, Staff, & Community Organization is hosting a Christmas Tree and Wreath Sale next Friday (11/28, 10am — 9pm), Saturday (11/29,10am — 9pm) and Sunday (11/30, 10am — 5pm). The sale will be held at the school’s campus at 1338 Farragut St NW, and 100% of the profits go to student enrichment programs. Also, since West PSCO is a 501c3, your purchase is 100% tax deductible. It’s a win-win for you and the kids!

Washington City Paper reports that local business owner and restauranteur Paul Ruppert (Crane and Turtle, Petworth Citizen) is planning to open Slim’s Diner. You can check out the WCP’s report here on the plans.

Can’t wait for bacon and eggs on the spring/summer/fall Saturday mornings before hitting the PCM Market!

Be sure to check out this clip from the Washington City Paper about a pop up art exhibit at the Murrell Building at the corner of Georgia Ave and Upshur Sts NW. The current exhibit is running until November 28 (by appointment only, according to the article).